Wild Nighties

Personal style - Fashion notebook

ANIMAL PRINTS are all over fashion this fall. All under too. Big-cat spots and zebra stripes are even showing up on lingerie, from the most expensive to the bargain-priced lines.

Just the thing for the woman who prefers to show her wild side only in private.

COLUMBUS CREATIONS

THE VOYAGES of Christopher Columbus were the inspiration for an award-winning pair of cuff links at the recent Jewelers of America Jewel Awards, an international jewelry-designing competition held in New York City.

Designed Silvio F. Hidalgo of Miami Beach, each link featured a tiny globe fashioned from 18-karat gold and blue enamel.

FUN FASHIONS

LOOKING FOR something whimsical to get you through the dog days of summer? Whimsey Wear by Altamonte Springs artist Dale Wayne may be just the thing.

For boys, there are fish, frogs, trains and tools. For girls, tropical fruit and ballerina bunnies. Flowers and leaves, birds and bees decorate the adult sizes. Prices range from $12 for infants' rompers to $48 for women's baseball shirts and leggings sets.

Some of Wayne's children's designs are available at Jacobson's stores. The rest she sells at ''residential trunk shows.'' For details about these in-home showings, write Wayne at Whimsey Wear, P.O. Box 941053, Maitland, Fla. 32794-1053, or call (407) 834-9313.